And after torturing the drum with pyrotechnics, I can hurl it off a cliff, allowing it to languish for a week before retrieving it. If I'm lucky, a tornado will strike in the interval. I might as well make the shell look as battle-tested as possible.You know what a cool look would be? When you get it, take everything off the shell, then light it on fire for a few seconds. It’ll have this nice burned-in look to it. I think Josh Freese did this to an entire DW kit once when he played with Devo.
Session Studio Select snares receive very little attention, but they're superb instruments in every way. I just sold my Natural Birch shell, but I'm keeping my Barnwood Brown model as a backup option. It sounds great in every context in which I've used it.CM, not for nothing, my gigging kit is a Studio Session Select, the Antique Crimson Burst paired with the 6.5 x 14 Studio Session Select snare in the Natural Birch...I love that snare, throaty, kinda fat but with a nice crack...enjoy your new snare!!
Definitely. It stays in place (Velcro), is visually unobtrusive, and has a gentle muffling effect without smothering tone. Mine never leaves my bass drum.and, one other item I think is stealthy good about that kit is the fact that it comes with one of those Pearl kick drum pillow...
*edit*If you look closely, you can see the half-Assed snorted lines of coke on the table.
Lol, mine never made it inside the bass and is left the plastic wrap.Definitely. It stays in place (Velcro), is visually unobtrusive, and has a gentle muffling effect without smothering tone. Mine never leaves my bass drum.
Yep I had to get the matching 6.5” snare (black halo glitter) for my kit and I love it’s sound.CM, not for nothing, my gigging kit is a Studio Session Select, the Antique Crimson Burst paired with the 6.5 x 14 Studio Session Select snare in the Natural Birch...I love that snare, throaty, kinda fat but with a nice crack...enjoy your new snare!!
Looks beautiful!! Can't wait to hear how it sounds.Here you go, folks -- the ceremonial (and emotional) unboxing of my Pearl Music City Custom Solid Shell 14"x5" snare drum in walnut. These were taken on my wife's phone. While they fall short of @cbphoto's lofty graphic standards, they'll get the point across for now.
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Expect performance reviews to emerge in the days that follow. Tonight, I'll remove the factory-installed Coated Ambassador and replace it with a Coated Powerstroke 3. Though I've been using a Hazy Diplomat Snare Side as of late, I'll probably keep the Ambassador Hazy Snare Side on this one for a while and see how it performs. I have a new Diplomat Snare Side on hand should I decide to make the switch.
Trivia fun: Pearl refers to this drum's finish as "Nashville Natural." That's about as badass as it gets in my book.
I'm devoted to coated snare batters, but I do understand your motive. It's almost a crime to disguise this shell's interior.I like the shot of the bottom of the drum. I'd be looking to put a clear batter head on it so I could always see the inside.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to a tour of the interior when I change the batter head tonight.That thing is gorgeous. I'd have the heads off and just be oogling the shell for at least the first hour. I love the maple rings against the walnut shell.
Have you laid a stick to it yet? Any first impressions on the sound? Inquiring minds want to know.Here you go, folks -- the ceremonial (and emotional) unboxing of my Pearl Music City Custom Solid Shell 14"x5" snare drum in walnut. These were taken on my wife's phone. While they fall short of @cbphoto's lofty graphic standards, they'll get the point across for now.
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Expect performance reviews to emerge in the days that follow. Tonight, I'll remove the factory-installed Coated Ambassador and replace it with a Coated Powerstroke 3. Though I've been using a Hazy Diplomat Snare Side as of late, I'll probably keep the Hazy Ambassador Snare Side on this one for a while and see how it sounds. I have a new Diplomat Snare Side on hand should I decide to make the switch.
Trivia fun: Pearl refers to this drum's finish as "Nashville Natural." That's about as badass as it gets in my book.
I like the shot of the bottom of the drum. I'd be looking to put a clear batter head on it so I could always see the inside.
I cant stop looking at it. The rings against the shell, the black fasteners with the special washers, even the Remo logo looks mirrored even though it isnt. It's quite the looker.Yeah, I'm looking forward to a tour of the interior when I change the batter head tonight.
I gave it a quick rudimental run, mostly to test its right-out-of-the-box characteristics. They tuned it medium at the factory, though I can tell that the snare-side head is a little looser than my usual tension. I haven't taken a key to it yet. I'll give it a thorough tune-up when I change the batter head tonight.Have you laid a stick to it yet? Any first impressions on the sound? Inquiring minds want to know.
If it supplies sonically what it delivers visually, I'll be one happy drummer.I cant stop looking at it. The rings against the shell, the black fasteners with the special washers, even the Remo logo looks mirrored even though it isnt. It's quite the looker.